Business waste

Business waste drop off service Other ways to dispose of business waste Your obligations as a business owner How you can help prevent flytipping

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Business waste drop off service

Book your business waste drop off

Opening hours and locations

We have 2 locations, both open Monday to Friday, 10am – 5pm.

Ware Recycling Centre
Westmill Road
Ware
SG12 0EL

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Welwyn Garden City Recycling Centre
Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1BD

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Costs and what you can bring

All bookings are subject to a £9.99 weighbridge charge.

Waste we accept charged per tonne
Waste we accept	Cost per tonne
Cardboard (clean)	Free
Glass	£39.99
Green garden waste	£82
Hardcore	£49.99
Non-recyclable waste and mixed loads (exclusions apply)	£225.99
Paper	£29
Plasterboard	£174.99
Rigid plastics	£159.99
Scrap and ferrous metal	Free
Wood	£109

Waste we accept charged per item
Item	Cost per item
Armchair	£20
Chair (dining / office)	£5
Display equipment (televisions and monitors)	£10
Domestic appliances (small) – box of small domestic appliances, for example hairdryer, microwave, kettle etc	£10
Domestic appliances (large) – for example, washing machine, tumble dryer, cooker	£10
Freezer (chest)	£20
Household fridge freezer (undercounter, tall or American)	£20
Mattress (double, including king size)	£30
Mattress (single)	£20
Pouffe / foot stool	£5
Sofa (2 seater)	£30
Sofa (3 seater)	£40

We accept payment by debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

We do not accept:

Asbestos
Large industrial fridges or freezers
Chemicals
Tyres
Oil
Car batteries
Gas canisters / pressurised cylinders
Explosives
Hot ashes or wastes.

Weight restrictions

20kg is our minimum charge per waste type, due to our weighbridge restrictions.

3.5 tonne maximum vehicle weight.

Our business waste drop-off service in Ware

Weighbridge at our business waste drop-off service

Other ways to dispose of business waste

Private contractors

Can can use a disposal contractor or skip hire company, but make sure they're a registered waste carrier.

Search for registered waste carriers

Skip and Bin - a price comparison site for skip companies.

If your waste is flytipped by someone else, you'll be liable for a fine. Follow our 5 steps to make sure your waste isn't flytipped.

District councils

Most district and borough councils offer business waste collection services for a fee:

Broxbourne Borough Council

Dacorum Borough Council

East Herts Council

Hertsmere Borough Council

North Hertfordshire District Council

Stevenage Borough Council

Three Rivers District Council

Watford Borough Council

Welwyn Hatfield District Council

Your obligations as a business owner

Every business that produces waste in the UK has a legal ‘duty of care’ to:

manage it properly until it's recycled or disposed of
always use a registered waste carrier or register to carry your own waste
keep the correct paperwork for at least two years.

For more guidance and contacts: GOV.UK - Dispose of business or commercial waste.

If your waste is fly tipped (illegally dumped), by you or by someone else on your behalf, you could face a £400 fixed penalty notice or an unlimited fine.

How you can help prevent fly tipping

Suspect all waste carriers. Don't let them take your rubbish until they provide proof of registration. Note their vehicle's registration plate.

Check your waste carrier is registered on the Environment Agency's website.

Refuse any unexpected offers to have your rubbish taken away.

Ask how your rubbish will be disposed of - seek evidence of this.

Paperwork - ask for a proper invoice, waste transfer note or receipt, including the waste carrier's contact details and a description of the waste being removed.

Leaving items:

beside street bins and recycling banks
on the floor of communal bin areas
outside closed recycling centres and charity shops

are all fly tipping.

More about flytipping and how to report it